Season Guide

''Note: This Article is about the seasons of the show. See the Episode Guide for individual episodes.''

Season 1 - 1991
Consisted of 24 half-hour episodes airing on CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario. Established the format that would serve the show for most of its run, including Handyman Corner and Adventures With Bill segments. The biggest difference from later seasons was Harold Green's tendency to purposely cut off Red as he tried to tell his stories.

Recurring Character Debuts: Red Green, Harold Green, Bill Smith, Ranger Gord, Glen Brachston, Dougie Franklin, Hap Shaughnessy, Bob Stuyvesant

Season 2 - 1992
Season 2 consisted of 24 half-hour episodes, but the format of the show was changed to more closely resemble a traditional sitcom. This is the only season in which this occurred - according to RedGreenJrTV, the changes were ordered by the TV network, and the producers were unhappy with these changes. After the season concluded, the network canceled the show, forcing the producers to find a new network for Season 3. Consequently, this was the last season of The Red Green Show to air on CHCH-TV.


 * Season Highlights:
 * The Lodge Meeting became a regular feature at the end of each episode.
 * The cast was greatly expanded in this season. Most of the new cast would not return in Season 3 or beyond.

Season 3 - 1993
Consisted of 24 half-hour episodes, and the only season, in which The Red Green Show airs on CFPL in London, Ontario and YTV.

Recurring Character Debuts: Buzz Sherwood

Season 4 - 1994
Consisted of 24 half-hour episodes airing on Global. This was the first season of The Red Green Show to air on Global, in which the show was retitled The New Red Green Show in order to differentiate the new episodes from the first three seasons, which were still being reran at the time.

Recurring Character Debuts: Dalton Humphrey, Winston Rothschild, Mike Hamar, Edgar Montrose

Season 5 - 1995
Consisted of 24 half-hour episodes airing on Global.

Season 6 - 1996
Consisted of 24 half-hour episodes airing on Global. This was the last season of The Red Green Show to air on Global before CBC picked up The Red Green Show in 1997 for the show's seventh season.


 * Season Highlights
 * In The Possum Lodge Word Game, Harold (and later other characters) began saying the word out loud, in addition to showing it to the audience. This was in response to feedback from a blind viewer.

Recurring Character Debuts: Kevin Black Arnie Dogan

Season 7 - 1997
Consisted of 17 half-hour episodes airing on CBC. This was the first season of The Red Green Show to air on CBC, and the last season to use the show's title The New Red Green Show. The main advantage of this change of affiliation was that the show was produced in a larger soundstage, allowing for larger studio audiences than previous seasons.

Season 8 - 1998
Consisted of 14 half-hour episodes airing on CBC. The title of the show was reverted back to The Red Green Show.

Recurring Character Debuts: Ed Frid

Season 9 - 1999
Consisted of 17 half-hour episodes airing on CBC. Harold Green's role was reduced to guest appearances, resulting in his show introduction being removed, and his other regular segments parceled out to other characters. This is the first season in which Bill Smith does not appear on screen. His segments were also given over to other characters, most notably Walter.

Recurring Character Debuts: Anne-Marie Humphrey, Walter

Season 10 - 2000
Consisted of 18 half-hour episodes airing on CBC. The only season in which neither Hap Shaughnessy nor Harold Green appear onscreen, though the latter's beaver appearance, Little Harold, continued to appear in that season's Ranger Gord's Educational Films cartoons.

Recurring Character Debuts: Dwight Cardiff

Season 11 - 2001
Consisted of 17 half-hour episodes airing on CBC. Harold Green came back to the show this season.

Season 12 - 2002
Consisted of 18 half-hour episodes airing on CBC.

Season 13 - 2003
Consisted of 18 half-hour episodes airing on CBC. Bill Smith came back to the show this season, initially sharing his segments with Walter for this and the next season.

Recurring Character Debuts: Bonnie Green

Season 14 - 2004
Consisted of 18 half-hour episodes airing on CBC.

Season 15 - 2005
Consisted of 19 half-hour episodes airing on CBC. This is the final season of The Red Green Show to air on CBC, when the show was picked up in 1997 for the show's seventh season.